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GEF Lambusango Staff
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Dr. Edi Purwanto - Project Manager
Dr. Purwanto was appointed the Project Manager for the
Lambusango World Bank/GEF project starting 1 February 2005. Dr
Purwanto has a degree in Forestry from Bogor Institute of
Agriculture, a Masters in watershed management and remote sensing
from the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth
Sciences (ITC) in The Netherlands and a PhD from the Free
University Amsterdam, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences.
He started work as a lecturer on wildlife ecology, forest
hydrology, soil and water conservation, watershed management,
wildlife management, natural resource conservation. He has more
than 15 years experience in hydrological research, education and
training program, training materials development, lecturing and
consulting activities in the field of forestry, forest hydrology,
soil and water conservation, watershed management, wildlife
conservation, socio-economic survey, participatory rural
appraisal, criteria and indicators (C&I) for sustainable
management of natural tropical forests. Edi was until taking up
this post the Program Manager for the Wildlife Conservation
Society-Indonesia Program (WCS-IP) but he has also worked with the
International Tropical Timber Organization/ITTO, the Forestry
Regional Service of West Java Province and the Kalimantan Forest
Research and Development Center. Dr Purwanto has published more
than 50 papers in peer reviewed journals as well as writing books
on agricultural and water management topics for general audiences
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Rina Siahaan - Assistant Project Manager
Rina graduated from Hasanuddin University, Makassar, major in
Architecture. Before joining the project, she served as a Program
Officer of Church World Service (CWS) handled Livelihood Recovery
Program for Molucan Internal Displacement Persons (IDPs) as well
as Empowerment Program for Local Community in Buton (2002 –
2004). Supplementary Feeding Program for Molucan IDPs in Buton
(2001 – 2002). HIV/AIDS & Sexual Transmitted Disease
Prevention Program for hotel and café employee in Bau-Bau (2001
– 2002), Food for Work Program for urban poverty in Makassar
(2000). |
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Sigit Wijanarko - Village Business Development Coordinator
Sigit graduated from Faculty of Agriculture University of
Brawijaya, Malang (major in agronomy). In 1997 – 2001, he worked
as an agronomist in West Kalimantan and South Sumatera to develop
community based oil palm plantation. He worked as a consultant in
several consultant firms such as PT. Tribina Matra Karya Cipta in
Jakarta, PT. Peka Desindo Mandiri in Jakarta, PT. Akurat
Supramindo Konsul, and PT. Kurnia Sylva Konsultindo in Jakarta.
During worked as consultant, he used to conduct survey and
analysis on marketing of agricultural products |
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Hendra Gunawan - Sustainable Rattan Extraction Specialist
Hendra graduated from Faculty of Forestry Winaya Mukti, Bandung.
He worked as Forester in PT INHUTANI IV, Batang Hari Bungo Tebo
– Jambi in 2002. From 2003-2004, he was in charge as a field
supervisor of forest rehabilitation program at Mandalawangi
Mountain (West Java). In 2004, he coordinated field assessor to
evaluate the performance of Land Rehabilitation Program in West
Java Province. |
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Mahdi Agus Aswar Ode Anwar - Forest Management Coordinator
Agus graduated from Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural
Institute (IPB). He worked as staff of Forest Resource Management
Program, Sylvalestari Indonesia Foundation, Bogor. Team Leader of
Community Forest Boundary Arrangement in Jambi Province, Sumatera.
Lecturer on Community Awareness Rising for Conservation of
Lambusango Forest, Buton; Building and Maintenance Research Camp
Manager, (Operation Wallacea), Research Camp Manager (Operation
Wallacea). Field Assessor for Forest Plantation Company
Performance Assessment in PT INHUTANI V, Lampung Province,
Sumatera; Community Assistance for Indonesia Rehabilitation Forest
Program in Villages Around Salak Mountain, Bogor; Nodes Camp
Coordinator (Operation Wallacea) |
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From the top right, clockwise: Muslimin (Office
Assistant), Ambang Wijaya (Database manager), Inar Salam
(Administration Support),
Musafir Shidiq (Accounts), Sigit Wijanarko (Village Business
Development), Hendra Gunawan ( Forest Management),
Henry Ali Singer (Education and Awareness), Rina Siahaan (Asistant
PM),
Dr. Edi Purwanto (Program Manager), Abdul Rahman (Account and
Village Business Development).
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